Junior Leagues have long valued their identities as independent organizations, tied together by a common heritage and served and supported by AJLI as an umbrella organization.
And that’s good!
But sometimes it just makes sense to unite to achieve more, particularly at the state level in the U.S. through League-sponsored SPACs (State Public Affairs Committees), which currently operate in nine states, with single-League PACs in Denver and Missouri (St. Louis). And when that happens it’s interesting to see how much can happen!
The New York State Public Affairs Committee of the Junior League, …

What did Junior League leaders see and do when they gathered in Washington, DC for the 2013 AJLI Annual Conference? Find out by viewing their personal photos and tweets.

Dr. Jacqueline Butcher de Rivas has had many professional roles, but all are grounded in one key element of her resume: her role as a Junior League volunteer. A Past President of the Junior League of Mexico City, where she has been a member for many years, and a former AJLI board member, Jacqueline believes deeply in the power of the volunteer to help create lasting community impact and influence the tone of civil discourse.
As President and CEO of the Centro de Investigación y Estudios sobre Sociedad Civil (Center for …

Words of wisdom shared with Junior League delegates attending the 1958 AJLA Annual Conference workshop conducted by then-Senator John F. Kennedy.
During the workshop, entitled Citizen Relationships to Legislation, Kennedy stressed the importance of public opinion on legislation and asked that groups such as The Junior League keep adequately informed on all types of pending legislation in the public interest. The group met in the old Supreme Court Chamber in the Capitol, which was also (for a time during the Civil War) where the Senate met and some of the most …